The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Abuja chapter yesterday said the bombings and killing of Christians on Christmas Day in Madalla, Niger State and Jos, capital of Plateau State, were an invitation to religious war in Nigeria. Addressing a press conference yesterday, the Secretary-General of the Northern CAN, Elder […]
A whopping $1.78billion has been spent on Turn Around Maintanance of the nation’s four refineries in the last twelve years. The refieries are in Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Warri respectively. Despite the huge sums of money spent on these refineries, Saturday Tribune learnt that they are operating suboptimally. Data from NNPC’s Annual Statistical Bulletin for 2010 […]
THE Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen O. A. Ihejirika, on Friday gave details of the exchange of fire between soldiers and members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, saying the army killed about 50 members of the sect while three soldiers died in the exchange of gun fire. The police authorities also confirmed that Boko Haram […]
The race for the office of the Inspector-General of Police may have begun following the retirement plans by the current police boss, Hafiz Ringim. Ringim is scheduled to leave office by March 2012 when he would have attained the mandatory 35 years in service. Already, six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police are eyeing the IG’s post, […]
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika File copy The Federal Government has taken more measures to confront head-on the threat to peace and security in the country by Boko Haram, the militant Islamic sect that has been waging a terror campaign on Nigeria since 2009. SATURDAY PUNCH learnt on Friday in […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday ordered the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and the Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to recapitalise the Bank of Industry (BOI). Speaking when he declared open the new Corporate headquarters of the bank in Abuja, Jonathan explained that […]
From ABU ONYELEBOCHO, Damaturu, TIMOTHY OLA, Maiduguri and DESMOND MGBOH, Kano Saturday December 24, 2011 Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Ahead of Christmas tomorrow, the gun battle between security operatives and members of the Boko Haram sect yesterday took devastating dimension in Damaturu, Yobe State, with the killing of no fewer […]
Minister of Finance, Okonjo Iweala Despite current efforts to increase the level of power generation in the country, the Federal Government plans to spend more than N1.31bn in fueling generators in the 2012 budgetary year. Findings by our correspondents showed that the Presidency would spend N99.8m to fuel generators at the […]
Ifueko Omoigui Okauru, Executive Chairman, FIRS The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Wednesday arrested the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Mr. Adamu Ismaila, for N28.2bn unremitted taxes. Adamu was picked up in his office at about 12.03pm by an enforcement team from the FIRS led by the director […]
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika The Nigerian Army has established a special squad to combat the menace of Boko Haram. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, who spoke at a two-day security awareness workshop organised by the Nigerian army on Wednesday, said the suicide attacks […]
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